Under the caption, "Infant
Dmrtn F««r,p the University'
Xewj Letter tflln "North Carolina
it a safer State to be bora in ι ban
the waa à few year* ago." The
Xnri letter add· that the chance of
ttviar through the fint year follow
ing birth in this State in 1921 was
twenty-five ytritnt bette» than m
1917/ The report* show that both
moat bar· shown narked decreas
es in iafant mortality during the
a few year·, to much wo that the
it death rate in North Carolina
is now enmtderabhr lower than the
average for the United State» for
. We, At the News Letter, think
that this large reduction in infant
jnortaKty .fnr-both races is dut
largely to the work of State and
boqdqt ocaito ocnccrs. ι crnipi ne
aaSûei has meant more to North
Carolina than the State and county
board· of hcnHth- The mission of
the State health ifcjunaMwt snd the
ι rate and prevent sickness anrl
/That the department i*
_ _ miaaion. no lair minded
chisen wiB me up to deny. Yet
flxre are tone few aear-tighted.
. setfhh -tifht-wads who win a rage
flat dmn mat lor pubSc health
•M fe im aiuch wasted. The
'■amber who aartand that the State,
canity ér couauawty health oAcer*
Jf» aiinMl has king aince grawn
into the Minirity and ta growing lew
in oar mm
department wcvev tt
ie the United States.
rtrii—
tt bear»
baatiag -fruit».
Mid death
Way
The quickneaa of the court ht
M itcheS connty to try and sentence
John Com is another evidence of
the mdnwim of mob violence· Th*
nefro was given a jury trial and
only five minute* were taken up hv
the jqpr in reaching a verdict. At
ter the trial Com admitted hi* jjnih
of an attempted a'sault nj<m an a»·
té white woman in Mitchell count>
M* puUy of the crime, be was
jest aa certain to pay the death pen
alty for (he crime th rough the conrt
rant· as if he tad fallen into th·.
bands .of the mob which drove all
nturou out of Mitchell connty im
mediately following hi» act- Go»*
committed las crime on September
26 and is sentenced In die in the
electric chair on November 30. If
there has ever been any valued rea
son for lynching*, the day of *»ieh
rrawjr lu» (amd. _
The liquor question i» one wbid·
is siring both dominant political
partie· ί> the United States some
rodm half-hoar*. A· The Char
lotte Obserrtr point· ont, "The li
quor qaestion stick* o«t in party
politics lilcc a sort thumb." Doth
parties fry to dodge the bene, but
fa knot soeadly done The majori
tj at Amuttan cttiiem. especially
MM who are true American*, fa
vor puMWlimi Thia bom true, it
■ is Immafcil moo the party hi pow
er to ■» the limit m enforcing the
dry law·.
Tree, it is an utter imponsiMiiy
ι the law to die letter, to
iMflfaur irrm preM reports, there
m flo reason why the law dtooid
wd he enforced to a greater degree
?1κ£ι5ΞΗγ3
. w« an taM. Where this i* the
- fa wwdd appear thai pi
2? iSJ?™9"* *€mrm · —■
tog. The «arse cow»» from the fact
"*Aof that said ii afiWpofcMw
^ ν* , 1/ ■
micni ai* jutt what the name «if·!
M·» and will be poblinhed weakly
or dtttributim among North Caro
ina cÉm Both art styled after
he University Nora Letter and no
loubt through their channel* much
niormation of interest to the pvh
le wil be broadcast througuut the
>t»te. And at the wane tieic me.n·
sen of the student body at each of
he institutions of learning wh >
x—prwi. the editorial «laEft ν» ill re-|
Dei*· something in the way of liter <
inr training that witl prov bene 1
Sciai to them. \
Trimbles in Greece continue te)
pHa up. The latest i* a revolution
it appears that the eitiiew of th.-.t
country will not have peace, ever,
when Turkey is willing·
ο ■ —
Irvin S. Cobb think* North Car
olina need· a prêt» mirent. And, 41
that, it has not been a k«g time
since somebody charjred that the
State was getting loo much pnlJic
ity. However, we agree with Cobh.
ο
During tbepast week Octct-er hn
handed us a raw deal" in the wav
of weather- Yet taking it a* λ
whole, the weather during the fall
months has been of a kind to bt
thankful for.
. 0
The progress of North CaroCn;
has attracted the Governor of Geor
gia. He recently paid ihj Ole
North State a visit to study our tax
system. Yes, it's true oue Stare ha· I
to take the lead, and North Orolin-i
took it.
Now that The Kaleigh New s and
Obeerver has expressed its approval
of Governor Morrison's act in ap
pointing Thomas Pitman as judç»
to succeed Mr. Kerr, we are in
clined to believe that, the approval
Is unanamous
THIS IS DUNN'S
37ΤΉ BIRTHDAY
Fin* Lat Sala I» Dose Taali Mm·
Ο» Oct»h«r M,
IM·
Today. October 26, is Dunn'» 37th
btrttvlay. according to Major James
PearsaD. On October », l*ftr>. the
first lovn loll ever laid off"in Dtirui
«ere *oM and the town was incur
poratedty the Stat* legislature th.·
following January. The fiiif boanl
of -town coeuuivsiuo^r» nsnwl h>
the Legislature when the town was
incorporated, was competed oi I len
ly Popej J as. A. Taytor. J. ». ant
Iayw WskW and G*sMM 'flame*;
, , ... , —ί Wrd
. commtssioocr&. Λ ·*.
Cettmg back to tlx: sale. Vajoi
Pea rial! states that thé property
sold consisted of four open smarts,
two On the north and two cm the
south of Broad strcrt. ju;t tac-t of
the Atlantic Const Line railroad.
Bach of the four square» was cut
up into ten lost Tb* corner It ; fac
ing rart toward* Lucknow r<;\iarc
was purchased at this sate ly thvj
'ate A. T. '.f"·. v.l .· .-'"''ted » - esc
Inriklmp on lin- jA ;>f" opc:ie<· >ti .1·
ne·· a short time thereafter Vli'
Imilding wa» un. <1,.ν.·η ear'y this
year lu make ruom lut the n**ler>»
brick store building recently itm:·
lotted l>v Julius il. Iac, bon.'> tlu·
late Α. Ï. Lec· Tlie adjoini ι ; U..·
t*a« porch »·*«1l»> ιίκ· Lute Ar<!iV B.
Godwin, father of Η. I., ar.d !..
r.oduin. ·ΛΪιο cra'u·; a sir. . o:
Lh»· lot f«»r rent. Tin next foil,
»d joining l-.ts λ ν ; ..urclia# h·
fames A. Taylor, ν» ho crcct· <1 ι
^ore hutldinp on one of tlir Wv ■ an I
:iter sold tbc other three lot> ο I·
1. Wade.
Μ.ι.τ a *ery few of the |-tuple
ho v»«· (he tort 11 of the ivr
'best town under U-c jon" si ■' Hv
nji Amon^ th.m ate I lenrjr I *<ijw
mil J as. A. Taylor, l»<l· of nh«.ni
rrrr member* of tl'c first Imard
if to*n cunmttMiontrs, ;nd Jiujor
'âme* Pearsall. Pertup» none of
hese at that time dreamed thai to
lay they wouW be lirinc in the
ar.ie to*n, with it» modem -on
enienrea, including ruining watt r
nd electric Djrlils and iril<-s of |iav
d *treet« and tidewalk*. Consider
ngr it* «fe, the growth of T>unn ha*
ecn remarks'J· srx! η lut 36 years
go was a uiMcmen*. <o to opeak,
ι today one of the mo«t wi<lr-a·
rake and progressive town* in the
'nhed States.
add Kflbd with
A* Loaded Shot Gon
Tan4kln*m·, CM-14.—WWJs akw
ι tbafr Jmm mmr Im Its^aassU
—rfnh Lm tatlMtt fit ttw nmd)
I · abac pa hi bar aw«th ami adtad
it Urn year aM kiatWr t· pall Ike
larar. It A) wtt)i the tmmH Kim
• gill's btad M terribly iwn|M,
wtk bah* )n«taataa«aws. Tb· llt
i Ml*· Λ4 a·* tbtafc tka |M waa
kdad, tka tva ba*lac been playiae
lib M Mwman balm Οι* fatal mr
»ye Old Clay Pipe
w*r
r* rrtÎ Tw^bjaL- !
». «Mrf nnna af tbs Mlddtoaaa
W bandar arffMaf *. C
■MtaM Csfcga af Imvmm al Mil 2
MINN, ROUTE ONE
Cotton picking i* almost a thin};
ut the past here, si- far as the prt*
'.nt jvsiT i* contented The crop
Un* conic up to tltc average here
<'.3c.fi ι vice* have Kci) a boom.
MHipnKy i» smiKnç as of yore. The
i.isc ones are aJeing the question.
Will t!'c people «(*, or will they
forg.-rt Ac cxperieoc* * of 1918-20/
A pooJ ntcny are ;»»r chasing auto·
il»'tike and other luxuries. Some
arc contemplating improvement an>1
•/titer ·. irk. Here's hoping for a
·.-·?<· :»κ1 -table prosperity.
Rev. and Μιι,.Γ., Λ. Bain, Alr«.
.· 'i' »yU.r «id l-'reeuian Naylor
UicnJcd the State Fr.ir but week.
h.'ir Thsmajt K. '"Kvei>, of Rose·
'hit*t p-«»cd thrwr."» herv recently
V.r D. K. Ice mhî in Raleigh
'««■t mk oil hu*u!f »». While there
he nv>*tt£ai«d sottn matters fot tin.
'•enptit of this community. The
"eveiatiotlS of this invcstijjalioii
wx abounding·
Among those nluj heanl hi* hoo
'•»r, Jmhc Cf»dy*< chaiye to the
jury i»t the Sainpvm cotrt
I Monday from this community wet*.!
! \les.ir«. F.d Λ «non, VV. T. :tnd J. B.
Strickland. Rwsie Jackeon. J F.
fCnylor. and 1— Ό· Pope. The charge
, ·χ··.> rim; and to die point.
I Utv. '<!. \V. Xaylor. who ha.<
:*rn «icx tor scverat w eek*, i* s'.itl
confine to the hou se.
Mr. Vci? Pope coutmucs very
s:c^. !l' f>c he wil soon be oat içain
Mrs. (i. L. Uaggett in senovisly ill
nt lhl> writine
Mr. Jno. V.'. Strickland and riv
t."~\ Misses Dclphia and Harriet
•rerc the puests of Re*· M. W N'ay
lornnd family Sunday.
Mr. J. Β Antry and family vint
c»I relative* at Dimn Sunday.
Rr.v, J, A. Campbell. of BuieV
Crerk filled hi* rcçular appointment
at Spring Branch Sunday evening,
and pmiched a pood .sermon- Me
twed i-is subject, "The Ftni*l»ed
Course," hased on the life of Paul.
The leading thoughts were, every
Lov and every tfirl miiM have ter
tain assets—not material assets
alrme to achieve success—hut asset*
o* character and among the itx^it
important of thvse are amUtitn,
industry, personality and thrift.
There is no easy ruad or short exit
tu succès». Jt mean* constant work
and saving and many sacrifices, hut
it it really worth thon-all through
the ultimate feeling of accomplish
ment and tfw lasting happiness it
bring· to Its poaseasor.
Mr. W. CL ladcaoo, Sr., «Mended
.the Stat^Fair Rst s·»^
[ Re\*. S. W. PhilKps, will preach
■\t Wesley Cjbapel next Sunday. Thi «
i* Mr. ΡηϊΓίρ'β last appointment for]
this conference year. I
Si writ' Sctriw
Oct- ?? ion
WOMAN FRUSTRAiTL
HANTOROBBANil1
U Knocked Down By Hualry
Black CokmM Ι·
Bnnk Building
Newton, Oct. M—Tb» tawp ol
Catawba, 10 mil*· Mit of Newton
vu U» «cep* of eee of U«· >w>t «a·
citing attempt! at bank robbery the'
hae Mm occurred in North Carolina.
Hre. Ed. Smith, foemerty Hif* Mabel
CiKeUnd, i> Utt hrtlono who floelrxt
•>1 the plan· of two <le*pci*t« young
netroei. antl the rabbit bar ter» of the
eommumty btwt the officer* of two
fear*!** and four town· and the New
ton Moodbooadf im tfcf capture of the
dc«p*radoc*.
About 8 o'clock thi* iwimtui W.
R- Walker, caebler of the People'*
bank, and Mr* Staith, clork, went to
open the bank. Mr. Walker diecov
ered that be had left hit key* at
bom ar><l atarled back to get them.
Mr*. Smith had · key to the back
door and eater·»! from that door with
out walling for Mr. Walker. She
noticed that the floor wu unaccount
ably muddy, but without inspecting
that anything waa wron* opon*d th«
rfoaet door to got kindling for «tartiη j
Wornaa Ι· Dvwn
Than »ii.Ui4rf on a bos juat Inadde
the door, was · blf aeyrc with « pMol
' pointing in hor <kc, and Just back
of him «« another negro. Both bad
bl( Una haadkcrthlefe over their fac
•i. The bim little woman grabbled
the cloth «V til· turni negro to try
to identify hen. Ha kaockad her down
and with a threat ordered her not tj
•cream and they ran pan bar wad
went out the back door. Bat ahe
raised the alarm a* the; went, and
CWIce Rutty and other* mw the
negroes pinning and got the direction
In which they were «oing.
" The offieen et Newton, Heckor/
sad StatcrHlIe em at once iwrtiâeJ.
bat before any of them get on the
ground—end a® were there in a re
ttubUy ahoit tfcne—the nen ar.i
boye of the town and country round
■beet ware tn he* pctsuh of the i.e
,crroea.
Ttiey overtook the big yellow ne
wh· pat the pistol In Mrs. Smith'·
fare, «bout hwlf a e»ile dowa Lylc'a
creek, ta · eluap of biUhea The
negro fired on At crowd, but missed.
Then the riKftgen brigade opened op.
Beverly Walt· pat a load of butk
ahot in one <( tha negroe'· legs, and
he mrentiered. The other negro wsa
captured faither down the creek.
Thf aagrjie'were brought to New
The bio
abont 23
years of age, gave his name es Wtihe
WBean. of MdJeton, Ohio., and the
other, a all m negro, about *1 yean
old, laid be was John Jones, of Sent
tie, Wssbiagtoa. bet Catawba peopl.
recognise Ac letter as Jemea Boat,
who left Catawba several yeara ago.
Wilton, had a rum plate In ht» par·:
Hying h» wat Henry Davit.
Ljtckni Wat Tira^«at4
Too offlcci» loaohod (he »cen« a
Jew minute* after tbc nagroea war*
LHU^r'it Th· enrwri had tt»m ttd,
and «ooie luanUJ iynchiim, bat no
body road· any more in that direc
tion. Sheriff Boat and depatiet ctme
In front of the car bringing the prit·
otm« who were under the guard of
Chief ·1 Police Eugane l.cnt* and Ρ
P. Jonet, of Hickory.
An czunlnatfoT. of the bank thow
•4 liiat the neyivct had enteral (ur
ine the night and that their fln* pur
pose wot to get into the vaafc. Tbey
had made a hole with a pick aboot
half way through the wall. When they
cane to a wire they evidently thought
it waa connected with an alarm irony
iind changed their ptest. TKoy con
cealed thpmerlvet in the rloect ta -wait
until the money wan brought out. ttrul
then overpowered tho bankert. But
the cuurajre at Mm. Smith u|w t their
phuit and thny decided «ο get out
aa quickly at potaibla with the «mal!
chantre they had found on the counter.
When captured both had on paiit*
they had ttolen thr nigth before from
the ι mall ttore of Goorge Shuford, a
negro merchant, in the aoburtt of
Catawba.
Misting Woman Is
Arrested At Last
Charleston, W Va.. Oct. 25 —j
Mr». Jesse Dotson, who <ii>appearH
from her home in Boone county two
year* ago and who was believed t»>
have Item murdered, was arrested
hv a state trooper in Τ ne». West Va.,
today. George Heath, residing in1
the same bote* with the woman, al
so wit arrested.
Troopers were assigned to invw»·
liante Mrs- Dotstin's disappearance
when relatives reported her missing.
Her husband and Dau T)otjon, his
COTTON
Cotton is advancing to
n«w high levels. It i* too
valuable to hold at home
uninsured against fire and
damage. Consign your cot
ton to us. We will make
liberal advances against
your shipments and hold
or sell, as desired.
SAVANNAH COTTON
FACTORAGE CO.
SaTisaah, C*.
father. were ai reeled ot> suspicion
The trooper* dragged Joe's Creek,
near the Dotsoit home, for a month,
in starch for Mr*. Dut son's body.'
<Λι information fn«m Ine*. a
trooper, disguised as β sewing ni»
chinc agent, went as a sewing ma·
rliine agent, went to that town ami
filially located Mrs DotOii. H«
took an order for a machine and
then arrested Mrs. Dor*mi and
Heath.
The husband ami father were re
leased from jail yesterday.
The troopers, while dragging
Joe'i Creek, found the ■•kcleluns ol
a woman and a child They hi e now
investigating lliat mystery
Ashe ville Covered
With Snow Blanket
Asheville, Oct. 2.1.—Ashcville to-1
ιv<glit was covered in a blanket of
snow ami despite the prediction «it
the local weather bureau, the teni
|ieratiire is descending. The heavy
snowfall breaks all previous record.
for this time of the year, although
traces of snow have been reported
earlier in October. It is cMWimii
that snow fell for a depth of
inches. Sleet and rain also tell dur
ing the afternoon while winds of
high velocity added to make it llr?
coldest da> of the fall scSsmv.
DR. GLENN L. HOOPER
DENTIST
Duk·, :«i North Carolina
Office Second Floor Hank
Building
Wilson Man Expected
To Recover From Wound
Wiloer, CVc. Ï1.- Ψ. J. Burdm,
Promirent Wilson m enfilant, who at
tempted tufcidv TuceHay «τ«η4ηκ,
will proLably icwvor iront a wounH
mlllctcd br » 32 c«lrt>r« revolrtr.
Th* bullet <mt»r»H -bviow th· heart,
l>ot *u <4cf)cct«il by ft bono. Mr.
Dunlin i« ir a local hoapital, «hure M
it tiioajrht that ab roudition U not
· *·ι·> rerlotu.
Uo not use )(ihmJ shirts or nice
-•luths lu iron on.
.sever |>ut hot tilings in (lie ice
bo*.
Do you have headache?
Are you nervous?
Ryes itch und burn ?
1λ your vijuon bad?
l>o letters get together when
you read?
1 make a specially of these
cuac*. Look for the biy eye over
the street opposite Kleiahman's
stores. My office iβ at the head
ol the ate pa.
DR. PAUL A. STEWART
Eye-Sight Specialist
Dunn, i-i North Carolina
PENDER'S
YELLOW FRONT STORES
Cash And Carry Economy Grocery Bulletin
LOOK FOR THE YELLOW FRONT
D. P. Yellow Front Stores are known for their quality,
larre assortment, and toweat prices. We invite yon to become
a regular Yellow Front Customer.
SWIFTS
. .■!■■■ JUOUIUWI, 1 £! .
Pound 10c
PREMIUM HAMS, fMt
Pound ... Ove
HERRING, Marmkall"· Kippered or Tomato Sauce, can 27c
MACKEREL, extra large fancy- whit·, each 12c
Deep Sen Rot, can 19c
PINK SALMON, can 14e
HERRING ROE, No. I can J 1β«
No. 2 can "
M,Ua- ζ" f «^Ρβτ··*!, Urv· .
Borden· ELa(l« Rrind, »««
BUTTER Sir
PRAIRIE ROSE, 1-4 pound
:HEESE, beat American, pound 13c
rROCO NUT BUTTER, pound
Κ Β Quart Aluminum kettl* FREE for Ike rolnni ef X»
?*A »*ff· ——Ο·· D. P. OATS, pkf. OBe
,*0· NeptW, fen· kr.OBH< CREAM OP WHEAT, pk«. 23c
J^L1· Ur»· fc·' «.Ββ· HOMINY GRITS—
'CACHES, CaWarafa yllw *Uaf fa kMty ιψτ*ρ, Β«mit
irand, eaa 17e
IEOONOO Wurf, eu .see
'.INCEJt SNAPS, pound—IS· TOMATOES, Ur*e c»B...lfc
EIX-O all f lavora,. pkf.— tie TONGUE, No. 1 un 2Se
.NIONS, fancy dock. lb...M« MAINS, Monte, can.....*··
UN MAID NAWN», S11 < ι J or lull n, tS—«. Pk« 14c
HUNKS, largo Caltforafa, S pmmmd* Ma
PACHim. fryi Oairlin, a— ISa
». P. COCOA, m Ily to· flavor. UV iw aa. ISa
Ο. P. BLEND, I tk. wmLt *k« SSa a
itXXVC BELLOW P1I0NT, 1 ftiaaaM SSa I
AJTTlL OOU>ftNILIND,lBM^»h». Oa I
/a ratail coffee si afalanla price, and tn jxrm to try tt I
UGAR fssr**- 10». I
1M λ Β·#·, IMM |
ν «' *A * —ι—; , j
«ι
ΊίΡ 'Syfj/ixo
' ^HIPOPACTIC
-· w «.i. ;«ν. ,
<-tC F I T
DR. J. M. MORGAN
CHIROPRACTOR
■mm 42-43 Fir·! Natieoti
OrPICE HOURS: » to 12 λ M.
7 to 8 P. M 2 to Β Γ. M
Monday, WmIuU·)) Fr 14ay
Night·
AT BENSON ι Το·.<ί*τ. Th«r»i.y
And Stturdiy Ni|ili
SOLID CAR LOAD
OF
HOGS
We will have in Dunn Tuesday
——- - — W— V- »♦
Sales Stables, a car load of nice
fat hogs, all breads.
These hogs will be sold cheap.
Buy now and goi your winters
meat at a bargain.
JEFFREYS & LANE
BUQUO LIME
For Tobacco and Cotton
Clover, Beans, Peas, Alfal
fa and all Grain Crops.
Buy a Car of Buquo Lime
For Sale by all Agents and Salesmen erf the
American Agricultural Chemical Company.
Smith & McKay
DUNN, ~t—
NORTH CAROLINA